NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2010 Dodge Caliber. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
MY SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT AFFECTING MY STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE SINCE I ALMOST LOST ALL CONTROL. SINCE MY CAR CAME FROM A SALT STATE THE SUBFRAME IS BEING REPLACED DUE TO A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM DODGE, HOWEVER THE CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THEY HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT DUE TO THR INCORRECT SUPPORT OF THE SUBFRAME. DODGE REFUSES TO FIX THIS AS WELL.
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR KEEPS ON BLOWING THE REAR TIRE ABOUT EVERY 6-8 MONTHS.MY STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES/VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING OVER 55 MPH. THE TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A REAR CROSS MEMBER RECALL FOR MY CAR WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THIS. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR IN TO BE ALIGNED HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THE RECALL HONORED BEFORE DOING SO
I HAVE TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME RE: REPAIRS. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS , BUT TO NO AVAIL. (FCA CASE # 31526867 AMD NHTSA #10968930). THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS, BUT THE SEAT BELTS AREN'T RETRACTING LIKE THEY SHOULD.
THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE TRIED A NEW ONE AND NOTHING. I HAVE POWER TO THE SOCKET BUT THE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE READ THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FUSE BOX. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THEY MADE THE CAR IN 2007. $1000.00 OR BETTER TO FIX IT.
FRAME WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS ON RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED. WHEEL ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY LOST ALIGNMENT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD IN LANSING. I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T COME COMPLETELY OFF AS I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH DIRECTLY AFTER DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS WITH MANY TURNS IN EAST LANSING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE RADIO, HEATER, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF AND MADE A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER REPLACING THE AIR BAG MODULE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO ED MARTIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2109 E 53RD ST, ANDERSON, IN 46013, PHONE: (765) 642-4500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER RECALL... THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT RESOLVED IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR, I WOULD EXPECT A FULL REFUND FOR THE CAR.
WHILE INFLATING A CUSTOMER'S TIRE, THE VALVE STEM/TPMS SENSOR CRACKED.
TAKATA RECALL". I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE ON THE WAY HOME FROM VISITING FAMILY ABOUT A HR FROM TOWN I WAS DRIVING HAD MY AIR ON CAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT OUT SIDE I DROVE GOING ABOUT 60 TO 70 ADVERAGE THEN TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT COME ON CAR START SLOWING DOWN CANT GO ANY FASTER NOTHING SEEN GADGES GOING ALL THE WAY UP AND NOTHING FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN NO POWER SO I PULL OVER SCARED WAT THE HELL WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION WAT DID I DO I HAD NO POWER SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR 20 MIN POINT WAS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEND HAD NO POWER TO MY CAR I COULD OF GOT HIT COULDNT MOVE OR DO NOTHING AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM TO THIS SULUTION CAUSE IT DONT HAPPEND ALL THE TIME JUST WHEN IT WANTS AND REPLACING PARTS AFTER PART AND STILL NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE A ISSUE I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM AND Y DOES IT HAPPEND WHEN THEY SAY EVERYTHING WORKING FINE FROM THE DODGE PLACE AND THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEMS TO THE SITUATION PLEASE HELP IF U CAN
TAKATA RECALL - MY CASE # IS 10968930, FIRST REPORTED IN MAY 2017. I WAS TOLD OUR AIRBAGS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON 6/1/17. I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL ASKING WHERE I WANTED THE PARTS SENT; I ANSWERED. I WAITED UNTIL AUGUST 1 TO CALL THE DEALER...THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. CAN YOU HELP ME.?
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE (70 MPH) MY ETC LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND DROP DOWN IN SPEED. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICK ENOUGH BEFORE I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR ULTIMATELY ENDED HAVING TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE ETC LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2-5 MPH. I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN IT SINCE I TAKE THE TURN PIKE EVERY DAY.
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR STATE HIGHWAY, MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HEARD A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN IT STALLED OUT. I LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND STARTED THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY CONDUCTED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSE GAS CAP THAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE. THE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE GAS STATION WAS ABOUT TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I DROVE SEVERAL PLACES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IF IT WAS A GAS CAP ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE STALLED OUT BEFORE THAT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, AND THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,009.
AIR BAG PROBLEMS, RECALL S-61 MODULE I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW AN AIR BAG RUSTED OVER TIME WHEN THE CAR IS USED ON A DAILY BASES. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE SINCE 2/18/17 AND WAS TOLD A MANAGER WAS GOING TO GIVE ME A CALL BACK IT IS NOW 3/8/17 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM A MANGER.
"TAKATA RECALL"MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A VEHICLE AND WE THOUGHT WE GOT A GOOD DEAL UNTIL THE CAR QUICKLY BECAME A DEATH TRAP THAT WAS SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE STEERING WOULD PULL TOO THE LEFT AND WHEN WE WENT AROUND A BRIDGE ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY TURNING OF THE WHEEL. WE HAD TO STABILIZE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD ALMOST HOP TO THE LEFT AND THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC REGARDLESS ON FREEWAY OR STREETS. WE TOLD THEM THERE WAS A LAPSE IN THE SPEED AND THIS HAS JUST BEEN A NIGHTMARE. WE ALREADY PAID ALMOST ALL THE CAR AND WE STILL HAVE OUR WARRANTY BUT THEY WANT US TO PAY 400 DOLLARS, WHAT WE PAY AS A CAR PYMT EVERY MONTH. OR THEY SAID THEY'D FINANCE THE WORK THEY DO ON THE CAR THROUGH CAR FINANCE DEPARTMENT. MY WIFE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE HAVE KIDS AND INSTEAD OF ENJOYING TIME IN THE CAR, WE'VE SPENT STRESSED PAYING FOR IT SINCE THE FIRST WEEK. WE'VE BEEN TO THE POINT OF SO MUCH FEAR TO FEELING AS THOUGH IT'S AN ICY DAY AND THE ROADS ARE WET AND SO SLIPPERY BUT THE PROBLEM IS... IT WASN'T EVEN RAINING OR SNOWING.. FEAR OF CRASHING OR SOMETHING BREAKING. MY WIFE READ A LOT ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH OUR VEHICLE. SHE SAW TOO MANY PEOPLE, IUST LIKE US AND IT SAID RECALLED, BUT IT SAID THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT HASN'T BEEN AT THAT TIME. I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE WE AREN'T GOING TO PAY TO DIE IN A CAR THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE FAR BECAUSE IT WASN'T SAFE!! THE MECHANIC FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CARFROM
I'VE HAD THE ARM BAR AND BALL JOINT REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR'S TIME, WHICH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES ALONG WITH RATTLE CLIPS, IN THE LAST YEAR, WITH NO PREVAIL IN CHANGING THE NOISE NOR HIGH SPEED-BRAKING OSCILLATING. A CALIPER HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS, THE CAR UNPREDICTABLY STALLS-- I'VE TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE SETTING TO HAVE THE ISSUE HAPPEN WHEN A TECHNICIAN TESTS IT, BUT IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN UNPREDICTABLY. THE CAR HAS LEAKED FROM SOME ENTRY POINT TO CAUSE THE FLOOR BOARDS TO BE WET, AND IN THE LAST YEAR, THE SUN ROOF SEEMS TO BE LEAKING AS I HAVE WATER POURING ONTO ME FROM THE FRONT DOME LIGHTT. THE WATER IS CAUSING MOLD, WHICH IS NOT BENEFICIAL TO THE FAMILY I DRIVE WITH. BASED ON THE NHTSA SITE AND THE THOUSANDS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS, THESE ARE PRETTY WILDLY KNOWN ISSUES BY DODGE, DESPITE THE LACK OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE SITES.
JULY 03, 2014 THE INTERNAL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WAS REPLACED, IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AS THEN AS OF DECEMBER 01, 2016.. ETC LIGHT COMES ON, DECREASE IN ACCELERATION , STUMBLES IN TAKE OFF, HESITATES, HAVE TO PULL CAR OFF ROAD AND STOP, WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESET AND IT WILL CONTINUE LIKE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. NEED TO CHECK THE MANUFACTORY WARRANTY ON THIS PART. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WARRANT THE PART FOR UP TO 2 YEARS BUT CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTORY. HOW DO I DO THAT AND KNOW WHAT THE MANUFACTORY IS?
THE TIPM MODULE CAUSES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM TO NOT WORK, AFTER REPLACING THE BULB.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO BE REPAIRED ON 6/1/17. UPDATED 6/23/17 *JS
THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW DIFFERENT TIME, BUT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM 45MPH ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP MY DODGE CALIBER 2010 STARTED TO JERK AND WOULDN'T LET ME GO ANY FASTER, WHICH MADE MY CAR ACTUALLY DECELERATE. ALSO THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I TRIED ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE AND IT JUST WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER, BUT THERE WERE NO JERKS.
WE PURCHASED VECHICLE 2012. HAVE HAD NUMBEROUS FUSES BLOWN; FRONT BLINKERS AND LIGHTS REAR BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO THE PLUG IN WHERE CIGGERATE LIGHTER. ANOTHER ISSUE IS WITH CAR RANDOMLY NOT STARTING. TURNING OVER FOR 5-10 SECS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALTANATOR TWICE, NEWER BATTERY AND STARTER. AT ONE POINT IT DID WORK. THE CD PLAYER AND CONTROLS PANEL GOES BLACK WHEN INSERTING CD IT FLICKERS AND GOES BLACK.. TEMPERATURE GAGE ABOVE STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKERS..LAST ISSUE IS WITH DOOR LOCKS NOT UNLOCKING ITS A MENACE..NEEDLESS TO SAY ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE.. RECENTLY RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
ON 10/5/2016, THE SUB FRAME ON MY CAR BROKE DUE TO IT BEING RUSTED THROUGH. THANK GOODNESS IT BROKE WHEN I WAS GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND IT WAS PUT ONTO A LIFT. THE GARAGE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR'S SUB FRAME, WHICH WAS BROKEN AND RUSTED COMPLETELY, BUT THE REST OF THE CAR IS PERFECT, NOT A SPECK OF RUST. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE CORPORATION NUMBER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS, ONLY PRIOR YEARS, WHICH HAS THE SAME PART! I WAS TOLD THAT I LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA, DUE TO SALT ON OUR ROADS IN THE WINTER. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THEN WHY IS THIS THE ONLY PART IN THE CAR THAT IS RUSTED? I WAS CHARGED $1032.86 FOR THE NEW PART TO BE INSTALLED, AND IT ALSO HAD TO BE ALIGNED. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEN A NUMEROUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY!
THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE PARTS ON MY AUTOMOBILE AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR. I AM WORRIED AND NERVOUS ABOUT THIS POSSIBLY FAILING IN MY CAR DUE TO ALL THE PAST INCIDENTS WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS REMEDIED IF NOT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THIS HAS INCREASED MY RISK TO DANGER AND AS A RESULT I AM NO LONGER CONFIDENT IN THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY TIMELINE ON WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER (FOSS MOTORS LOCATED AT 133 PORTSMOUTH AVE EXETER, NH 03833) STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON . DRIVERSIDE
WHAT IS A RESONABLE TIME TO WAIT FOR A CAR MANUFACTUER TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR BEGIN FIXING PROBLEM?
RECALL 2010 DODGE CALIBER SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG DEFECTS
RECALL 2010 DODGE CALIBER- RIGHT DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY
RIGHT FRONT DOOR SWUNG OPEN DURING CAR MOVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE SRS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RESET. A TUNE UP WAS RECOMMENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLICKERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,532.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, CHEST, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE OFF AND ON KNOB FOR HEAT/AIR.. I ALSO HAD A CD IN MY CD PLAYER AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROYAL ROAD, A STRANGE SMELL WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE SMOKE. I PULLED OVER LIFTED THE HOOD AND SEEN NO FIRE. I TURNED THE KNOB OFF, REMOVED THE CD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED MY CAR. I AM WARY TO PUT A CD BACK IN THE PLAYER... I THINK THAT IS WHAT CAUSED IT BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY TEMPERATURE KNOB,, HAD THE BLOWER ON FOR COOL AIR VENT.... NOT AC OR HEAT, JUST VENT AIR ON HIGH.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY WIPERS GOING ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS TO TAKE EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT QUITE OFTEN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL DECIDE TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS NO POWER OR ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE CROSSING SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I DON'T GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, JUST LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIMES AFTER I HAVE STOPPED TURNING THE KEY, IT CONTINUES TO "START" ON ITS OWN.
WHEN ITS RAINS IT LEAKS FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE LIGHT. STRUTS ARE OUT ABS LIGHT ON BRAKES HAVE BEEN FIXED
WHENEVER I DRIVE MY CAR IT STARTS JERKING AND WON'T ACCELERATE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.
MY VEHICLE IS STILL WAITING TO BE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS. ALSO MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL OF 2015, A MONTH AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSES NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WON'T SHUT RIGHT,WHEN YOU SHUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT HARD OR IT WON'T LATCH THEN WHEN YOU OPEN IT JUST POPS OPEN.IVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST OFF BALANCE AND READJUSTED IT BUT IT NEVER HELPED.I JUST READ ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THE ROD IN THE DOOR HAS BEEN RECALLED
MY CAR STARTED TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD 4 INCIDENTS WHERE WHEN THE CAR IS ON ACCELERATED SPEED SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN. AM STILL PAYING LOAN ON THE CAR AND I HAVE MAINTAINED SERVICE ON IT.I FEEL I MAYBE IN DANGER AS THE CAR IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE TWICE AND WAS GIVEN CASE NUMBER 26243890 ON PHONE AND CASE NUMBER 26233972 ON EMAIL. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AS THE CAR IS NOT ON RECALL. I DO NOT WANT LIFE LOST FOR IT TO BE RECALLED. IF THERE IS ALREADY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THEN DODGE SHOULD DO SOMETHING BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENED. I HAVE CALLED LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO PAY TO DIAGNOSE MY CAR. PLEASE HELP SO DODGE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE CAR CAUSES A CRASH. THANK YOU *TR